The president of Italian design firm Trussardi, Francesco Trussardi, died in an auto accident on Jan. 26. He was 29 years old. Francesco Trussardi assumed control of the company following the 1999 dea...

An arbitration panel found in favor of Cherokee in the dispute between the Van Nuysbased licensing firm and Mossimo Inc. The dispute was over certain fees involved in a deal that Cherokee brokered between Mossimo and Minneso...

The Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 79.0 in January from 80.7 the month before, according to the Conference Board. The drop reflects a continued weak economy and indicates that consumers remain c...

Scottsdale, Ariz-based handgun maker Smith & Wesson Corp. has struck a licensing deal with Japanese conglomerate Nissho Iwai General Merchandise Corp. for a line of men’s and women’s apparel under the Smith...

If a designer’s success is measured by the amount of laughter he has evoked through his work, then Bob Mackie has earned his legendary status. But laughter definitely comes second to the glamour and creative vision that Macki...

Orange County is home to more than a dozen action-sports companies that distribute their logo’d apparel around the globe. Because of its sunny locale, nestled between Southern California’s coastline and...

Floor-to-ceiling stacks of fabric made it particularly difficult to contain a fire that broke out after hours on Jan. 22 at Tia International textile firm downtown. The fire began around 7:30 p.m. and...

Irvine-based developer Crown Realty & Development is in negotiations to purchase the Burbank Media City Center mall from San Diego-based Pan Pacific Retail Properties in a reported deal for $110 million. Pan Paci...

Joe’s Jeans is heading West. The label will now be sold at New Mart Showroom 903, according to Los Angeles-based Innovo Group, parent company of the men’s and contemporary denim label, in an effort to boost West Coast sales of...

Los Angeles-based private label manufacturer Tarrant Apparel Group completed its acquisition of a twill mill in Tlaxcala, Mexico, from Trans Textil International SA de C.V. The deal was completed for ...

California sales tax may increase by 1 percent this year if Governor Gray Davis’ proposed budget is approved. And the California Department of Finance is recommending an additional sales tax hike of 1....

With a modest projection of 3 percent growth in the economy this year, retail executives have little choice but to dive into their own pocketbooks for technology investments that will grab market shar...

Troy, Mich.-based retailer Kmart announced plans to lay off 37,000 workers and close 326 stores and a distribution center in its efforts to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by April. The r...

The American Textile Manufacturers Institute is urging Congress and the Bush administration to support its eight-point plan, which calls for the opening of international markets, the creation of bilateral tra...

There are a few Southern California malls on the market. Los Angeles-based Trident Group is in negotiations to sell its Beverly Connection property to Apollo Real Estate Advisors, which is currently developin...

San Leandro-based outdoor manufacturer the North Face is heading to New York City. The company announced plans to open a store on the city’s Upper West Side. The two-story boutique, in the historic ear...

Textile trends, products and government initiatives will be the topic of an upcoming seminar set for Jan. 8 at Heimtextil 2003 in Germany. James C. Leonard III, deputy assistant secretary of commerce ...

The Nakash Brothers, who launched Jordache jeans and other apparel brands, purchased two landmark buildings in Chicago and New York for an estimated $258 million. The brothers—Joe, Ralph and Avi Nakash—...

Renee Bardot is hanging her hat in Beverly Hills. The German fashion designer, who opened her La Brea Avenue store 4 years ago, will open a second location at 9411 Brighton Way later this month. “People are looki...

New unemployment claims dropped in mid-December, according to the Department of Labor, which noted that this was the steepest drop in more than one year. The number of new claims decreased by a season...